[lazarus] New Win32 Installer Now Available!!!

[Michael A. Hess]

michael at tfdec1.fys.kuleuven.ac.be wrote:
> 
> Yes, but you must adhere to Unix philosophy : You jus DON'T put the
> files wherever you want; one of the nice things about unix is that you
> KNOW where everything is !
> 
> If everybody starts craeting packages that install themselves God
> knows where, we're right back on Dos and Windows.
> 
> This is the very reason the File Hierarchy Standard was created; so
> you KNOW where to put your files.
> 
> So in that respect, RPM does it's job quite well;

Oh I agree. Where I have a problem with it is usually when installing
source code and not binaries. When it is binaries I like that it puts it
where it wants it and things work. With source code I usually want to
put it in some out of the way place where I keep my source code for
messing around with. I don't always like were RPM is setup to put source
code. That is when I'd rather use tarballs. So what I am looking for is
some sort of middle ground, flexibility when it is allowed but ridged
control when required.
 
> Usually it boils down to downloading the sources and doing everything
> myself, so I'm in full control. But then, this is not really an option
> for 99% of the people, hence RPM is a good idea.

And until it can satisfy a large portion of those 99% of people Linux
will always just linger on the fringe of acceptability.

I think FPC and Lazarus is one of the big steps across that fringe.

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Michael A. Hess      Miracle Concepts, Inc.
mhess at miraclec.com   http://www.miraclec.com